Chicago, Illinois Murder and Shooting Numbers are finalized to the extent that any other as of yet undiscoveredbodies, either murdered or shot, may have not been discovered, or accounted for as of today.

Chicago police rolled out a number of new programs this year, all promising to help counter the growing gun violence. Despite those efforts, more people were shot and killed last month compared with July of last year.

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A 14-year-old boy gunned down on the steps of a Pilsen home was among three people killed and 28 others wounded in shootings in Chicago over the weekend, according to authorities.

The violence brought the number of people shot in the city this year to at least 2,256, according to data kept by the Tribune. There have been at least 415 homicides.

The three homicides over the weekend happened between Saturday night and Sunday morning.

Fourteen-year-old Damien Santoyo was fatally shot about 2:35 a.m. Sunday outside of a home in the 1700 block of South Newberry Avenue on the Near Southwest Side. People inside a passing car yelled gang slogans and someone opened fire, hitting Damien in the head.

"I'm so sorry," his mother cried out from the same wooden steps where he was killed. "I wasn't there for you. Oh, my baby. I'm so sorry. Get up, please."

A Chicago police officer photographs evidence at the scene where a 14-year-old boy was shot and killed in the 1700 block of South Newberry Avenue on Aug. 6, 2017, in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago. The boy was standing on the porch of a residence when occupants in a passing vehicle opened fire. He died at the scene. (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune)Early Sunday, a 33-year-old man was fatally shot by a woman in a domestic altercation in the Clearing neighborhood on the Southwest Side, police said. Damien Hernandez was shot three times by a 30-year-old woman just before 5:20 a.m. in the 6900 block of West 65th Street. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

Hernandez lived on the block where he was killed, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

The woman is in custody with charges pending.

About 10:40 p.m. Saturday, a 39-year-old man was fatally shot while in a car near Sherwood Park in the Englewood neighborhood. Officers found Marvin Hines after he crashed into the fence of a home. He lived in the 600 block of West 61st Street, according to the medical examiner's office.

On Sunday, two men were shot while riding in a car on the Near North Side about 7:55 p.m., police said. The shooting in the 1000 block of North Clark Street critically injured a 33-year-old man. Ten people were wounded in separate attacks within 9 hours from Friday afternoon to Saturday morning. A shooting in the 5100 block of South Hoyne Avenue in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side critically injured a 31-year-old man riding in a vehicle.

Chicago Police investigate near East 37th Street and South Michigan Avenue, where one man was killed and five women were wounded in a shooting Tuesday night, Aug. 8, 2017. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-TimesLuke Wilusz@lukewilusz | emailRachel Hinton

A man was killed and six people, five of who are women, were wounded in a shooting Tuesday night in the South Side Bronzeville neighborhood just a few blocks from Chicago Police Department headquarters.

The victims were standing on the sidewalk during a barbecue at 10:37 p.m. in the first block of East 37th Place when a group of males walked up and fired shots from the corner of the block, according to Chicago Police spokeswoman Officer Brandi Wright.

Alfred Mitchell Jr., 28, was shot in the back and pronounced dead at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. He lived in the Fuller Park neighborhood on the South Side.

A 21-year-old woman shot in the left knee, a 28-year-old woman shot in the left leg and a 45-year-old woman shot in the right buttock were all taken to Stroger Hospital, police said. A 46-year-old woman shot in the right leg and a 27-year-old woman shot in the left leg were taken to Mercy Hospital. All of their conditions were stabilized.

A seventh victim, a 30-year-old man, suffered gunshot wounds to the right leg and later showed up at Northwestern Memorial, police said. His condition was also stabilized.

Police were looking into whether a 20-year-old man at the barbecue who has a history with police and was wounded in a 2011 shooting was the intended target, Wright said. Investigators were also trying to determine whether an earlier verbal dispute in a park led to the shooting.

No one was in custody early Wednesday as Area Central detectives investigated.

Sixty-year-old Floyd Atkins, who grew up in the neighborhood, said, “The city needs to get a handle on its guns and cut down on them.”

Chicago Police investigate near East 37th Street and South Michigan Avenue, where one man was killed, and five women and another man were wounded in a shooting Tuesday night, Aug. 8, 2017. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times

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HOWEVER, CRIME, DRUGS, GANGS, MURDERS, AND SHOOTINGS IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS HAVE BEEN PUT ON THE BACKBURNER LATELY.

THE CITY OF CHICAGO NEEDS TO SPREAD ITS COSTS AND DEBTS FOR THE CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND OTHER MATTERS ACROSS THE REST OF THE STATE.

IT SEEMS THAT THOSE WHO EITHER MOVED OUT OF CHICAGO TO OTHER PARTS OF ILLINOIS, OR THOSE WHO NEVERRESIDED IN CHICAGO, BUT STILL LIVE ELSEWHERE IN ILLINOIS, FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD NOT BE TAXED FOR CHICAGO.

CHICAGO HAS IMPLEMENTED A WATER TAX ON BOTTLED WATER. A 24 - PACK OF BOTTLED WATER HAS AN ADDITIONAL CITY OF CHICAGO WATER TAX OF $1.75.

CHICAGO PROPERTY TAXES HAVE BEEN RECENTLY RAISED AGAIN TO A NEW ALL TIME HIGH.

CHICAGO HAS IMPLEMENTED A SUGAR TAX OF $00.01 PER OUNCE ON SUGAR BEVERAGES.

RECALL THAT TAXES WERE IMPLEMENTED AFTER THE CIVIL WAR TO PAY FOR THE CIVIL WAR. THOSE TAXES HAVE NEVER BEEN STOPPED, BUT ONLY INCREASED. (08.14.2017, BB).

Chicago Police investigate in the 3000 block of West 60th Street, where a 26-year-old man was shot to death early Monday, Aug. 14, 2017. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times

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Nine people were killed and at least 30 others were wounded in shootings across Chicago between Friday night and Monday morning.

The weekend’s latest fatal shooting happened about 12:10 a.m. Monday in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the Southwest Side. A 26-year-old man was standing next to a car in the 3000 block of West 60th Street when a tan vehicle drove by westbound and someone inside fired shots, according to Chicago Police. The man suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. The Cook County medical examiner’s office has not provided information on the fatality.

Three people were killed in a Sunday evening shooting in the East Side neighborhood on the Far South Side. A 17-year-old boy, 22-year-old man and 24-year-old woman all suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the body at 5:30 p.m. in the 10200 block of South Ewing and pronounced dead at the scene, according to police and the medical examiner’s office. Their identities had not been released.

A police source said a man shot the three people after they broke into his home. No charges have been filed against the homeowner, who had a valid Firearm Owner’s Identification card.

Police entered the residence and found the homeowner locked in a basement bedroom and the bodies of the three people on the ground, NBC5 News reported. Police were investigating the shooting as self-defense.

It was unclear whether the intruders were armed, NBC5 reported. No other injuries were reported in the shooting.

Ivan Real, who told NBC5 he is a close friend of the homeowner, said there have been a lot of home invasions in the neighborhood recently.

“There have been a lot of home invasions in this area, so that didn’t come to me as a surprise, but I’m flabbergasted becauseit happened to one of my close friends,” Real told NBC5 News. “I’m really just concerned for my friend and glad he’s OK.”

About 11:20 a.m. Sunday, Emmanuel Fleming, 34, and 46-year-old Michael Swift were killed in a shooting in the West Side Austin neighborhood. The men were standing at 11:19 a.m. in the 200 block of South Laramie when two people walked up and fired shots at the younger man, authorities said. Both men suffered gunshot wounds to their bodies. The shooters then drove away southbound in a silver or gray SUV.

Fleming was taken to Stroger Hospital, while Swift was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, authorities said. They were both pronounced dead less than an hour later. Fleming lived in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side, and Swift lived in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. Deputy Chief Al Nagode said one of the victims was believed to be a member of a nearby church.

A man, thought to be 25 years old, was shot to death at 6:52 a.m. Sunday in the Uptown neighborhood on the North Side. He was in the 1000 block of West Montrose when a black vehicle approached and someone wearing a black hooded sweatshirt got out and opened fire, striking him twice in the torso. He was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he died at 7:35 a.m., police and the medical examiner’s office said. His identity has not been released.

Shortly before 12:30 a.m. Sunday, 27-year-old Demica Porter was gunned down in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side. Officers responded to a call of shots fired and found her lying on the sidewalk in the 1400 block of West 54th Street. Porter, who lived in the same neighborhood, had been shot in the neck and legs and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where she died at 1:13 a.m., authorities said.

At least one other person was killed and 30 people were wounded in shootings across the city between 11:30 p.m. Friday and 5 a.m. Monday. Follow city violence with the Chicago Sun-Times weekend shootings tracker.

South Side. The officer shot the 18-year-old during an “armed confrontation” in the 10900 block of South Hermosa. The man was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where his condition was stabilized.

Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson said the officer first spotted the man “acting suspiciously” in the 10000 block of South Wood. The incident then “escalated in some way,” prompting the officer to shoot the man.

Last weekend, three people were killed and 27 others were wounded in shootings across Chicago.

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IN CHICAGO THERE IS A MOVEMENT TO REMOVE GEORGE WASHINGTON, THOMAS JEFFERSON, AND ANY OTHER FORMER PRESIDENT's OR "FAMOUS" AMERICAN's NAMES FROM SCHOOLS, STREET NAMES, STATUTES, etc., WHO WERE ALLEGEDLY OR IN FACT RELATED TO SLAVERY.

A 16-year-old boy was among two people killed and eight others wounded in shootings in about 13 hours Wednesday across Chicago.

The day’s latest fatal shooting happened at 4:34 p.m. in the Jeffery Manor neighborhood on the Far South Side. Kejuan Thomas, 16, was playing basketball in the 9700 block of South Yates when a car with two males inside pulled up, one of whom jumped out and fired shots, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Thomas, who lived in the Parkway Gardens neighborhood, suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:46 p.m.

A man was found shot to death at 8:32 a.m. in the Little Village neighborhood on the Southwest Side. Officers responded to a call of shots fired in the 2400 block of South Sacramento and found 19-year-old Victor Davila in an alley with a gunshot wound to the chest, police and the medical examiner’s office said. Davila, who lived in the Little Village neighborhood less than a mile from where he was shot, was pronounced dead at the scene less than an hour later.

The day’s latest shooting happened about 9:45 p.m. in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side. A 25-year-old man was on the sidewalk in the 5500 block of West North Avenue when a male walked up and shot him in the back three times with a handgun, police said. The man was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, where his condition was stabilized.

In another Austin neighborhood attack about the same time, officers responding to reports of a person shot in the 1000 block of North Parkside found a man being treated by medical personnel, police said. The 23-year-old suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen and was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.

Shortly after 8:30 p.m., a 17-year-old girl was wounded in a Brighton Park neighborhood shooting on the Southwest Side. She had just gotten out of a vehicle in the 3800 block of South Spaulding when a male walked up to the group she was with and fired shots, police said. She suffered a graze wound to the ear and declined medical attention.

A 29-year-old man was shot in the leg about 8:15 p.m. while he was walking in the 1900 block of West Webster in the Bucktown neighborhood on the North Side, police said. He was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where his condition was stabilized.

At 4:54 p.m., a 16-year-old boy and 21-year-old man were both wounded in a shooting in the West Side Homan Square neighborhood. They were in the 700 block of South St. Louis when they heard shots and felt pain, police said. The boy showed up at Mount Sinai Hospital with a gunshot wound to his right leg. The man was also taken to Mount Sinai with a gunshot wound to his thigh. They were both listed in good condition.

Earlier Wednesday afternoon, a 34-year-old man was shot in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side. He told investigators he was walking on the street about 2 p.m. in the 3100 block of West Madison when two males fired shots at him, police said. The man showed up at Mount Sinai Hospital with a gunshot wound to the foot. He was listed in good condition.

The day’s first nonfatal shooting happened about 11:10 a.m. in the South Side Auburn Gresham neighborhood. A 19-year-old man was standing outside in the 7200 block of South Paulina when a male walked up and fired shots, police said. He was shot in the lower left leg and was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where his condition was stabilized. The shooter was dressed in all black with a black-and-red hat.

On Tuesday, two men were killed and six other people were wounded in shootings in less than 12 hours on Chicago’s South and West sides.

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A group of people and police officers stand near the body of a man fatally shot in the parking lot of an event center in the 11900 block of South Loomis Street Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017, in Chicago. Six others were shot and transported to area hospitals. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)Elvia Malagon and Deanese Williams-HarrisContact ReportersChicago Tribune

At least 33 people were wounded, 6 fatally, within 13 hours from Saturday to Sunday across the city in separate shootings, which includes an attack in the West Pullman neighborhood that left one man dead and wounded six other people.

In the West Pullman neighborhood on the city's Far South Side, a man was killed and six other people were wounded in a single attack about 2:30 a.m. Sunday in the parking lot of a banquet hall used as a nightclub, police said.

They were all in a large parking lot in the 11900 block of South Loomis Street when a man inside a black SUV opened fire at the crowd, police said. The shooter then drove off.

A man, whose age and identity was not yet known, was pronounced dead at the scene. A white sheet covered the man's body on the pavement near the entrance of the hall's door. A white BMW sports car, with one of its door still open, was next to the body.

Six other people were shot during the attack. Police did not immediately have information about each victim's condition or which hospital they were taken to.

A 30-year-old man, a 32-year-old woman and a 33-year-old woman were each shot in the leg, police said. A 32-year-old man was shot in the abdomen. A 31-year-old woman was shot in the left leg, and a 36-year-old man was shot in the buttocks.

An eighth person, a 40-year-old man, was hit by the shooter's SUV during the shooting, police said. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center to be treated for a broken ankle.

Police shot and wounded a man armed with a handgun in Gage Park, as a four-year-old boy's birthday party was taking place across the street, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, in Chicago. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)In other fatal shootings:

In the most recent fatal shooting, a 30-year-old man was fatally shot while he was stopped at traffic light about 5:10 a.m. in the 3800 block of South Archer Avenue in the Brighton Park neighborhood, police said.

A vehicle approached and someone inside fired multiple times, striking the man in the head, neck and arm. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

A 32-year-old man was fatally shot and two other people were wounded in a drive-by shooting about 4:30 a.m. Sunday in the 7700 block of North Ashland Avenue in the Rogers Park neighborhood, police said.

They were standing on the sidewalk when someone in a Ford SUV opened fire. A 32-year-old man was shot in the neck, and he was pronounced dead at Presence Saints Francis Hospital, police said.

A 23-year-old man was shot in the hip, and a 23-year-old woman was shot in the neck. Their conditions were stabilized at Presence Saints Francis Hospital.

He was standing on the street when two men pulled up in a car and shot him multiple times. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The 22-year-old man, who had been wearing red, could be seen near the playground for the John M. Smyth Elementary School. On the side of the school's building, a mural stated, "The motivation for me... is telling me what I can't be."

The trees along Maxwell Street were lined with fliers announcing the upcoming filming of a popular television show, Chicago Fire, in the neighborhood.

A man at one point approached the crime scene with his hands in the air. "Don't shoot," he told officers. The man soon walked away with two other people.

Across the street, a group of men drank in the Barbara Jean Wright Court Apartments.

About 30 minutes earlier, one man was fatally shot and another man was critically wounded in a shooting about 1:25 a.m. Sunday in the 7000 block of South Paulina Street in the West Englewood neighborhood.

A group of people were standing outside when a car pulled up and someone shot into the group, police said.

A 22-year-old man was shot multiple times, and he was pronounced dead at St. Bernard Hospital.

A 23-year-old man was also shot multiple times. He was in critical condition at Mount Sinai Hospital.

In the Englewood neighborhood about 4:20 p.m. Saturday, a 24-year-old man was shot in the face, chest and arm while he was in the 6300 block of South Carpenter Street on the South Side, police said.

He was taken to an area hospital, where he was later pronounced dead at 4:32 p.m.

He was identified as Cornell Verner, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

Two triple shootings on the West Side

A total of six people were wounded in two separate triple shootings that took place within 20 minutes from each other on the city's West Side.

About 11:30 p.m. Saturday, a dispute broke out between a large group of people who were in the 5000 block of West Ferdinand Street in the South Austin neighborhood, police said. The dispute ended when shots were fired by someone, striking three people.

A 30-year-old man was shot in the chest and in his right leg. He was taken in critical condition to Mount Sinai Hospital. A 62-year-old man was shot in the left leg, and his condition was stabilized at West Suburban Medical Center. A 32-year-old woman was shot in the left leg, and her condition was stabilized at West Suburban Medical Center.

About a half mile away about 11:10 p.m. Saturday, three men were shot while they were outside in the 5100 block of West Chicago Avenue in the South Austin neighborhood, police said.

Two men who were wearing masks approached and opened fire. A 19-year-old man was taken to the left hip and left leg, and a 24-year-old man was shot in the left arm. Their conditions were stabilized at West Suburban Medical Center.

A 30-year-old man was shot in the back, and he was taken in serious condition to Mount Sinai Hospital, police said.

Police-involved shooting in Gage Park

A 32-year-old man was grazed in the head after a Chicago police officer opened fire during an "armed confrontation" about 8:45 p.m. Saturday in Gage Park, police said.

Chicago Lawn District tactical officers were investigating a group of men possibly drinking in the park when they noticed one of the men had a gun, said Sgt. Al Stinites, spokesman for the Chicago Police Department.

A confrontation ensued between an officer and a man armed with a gun, police said. The officer fired one round, grazing the man in the head, Stinites said. The man was taken to an area hospital for treatment.

A gun was recovered at the scene, police said.

In other shootings:

-- In the Pilsen neighborhood, a 17-year-old boy was shot in the right leg about 3:45 a.m. Sunday while he was in the 800 Block of West 19th Street, police said. His condition was stabilized at Stroger Hospital.

-- About 2:15 a.m. Sunday, a 34-year-old woman was shot in the right foot during a drive-by shooting in the 5100 block of West Concord Place in the North Austin neighborhood, police said. Someone inside a passing Dodge Charger opened fire, striking the woman in the foot. Her condition was stabilized at West Suburban Medical Center.

-- A 60-year-old man was shot in the right shoulder while he was driving about 1:35 a.m. Sunday on the first block of East 43rd Street in the Bronzeville neighborhood, police said. He took himself to Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, where he was listed in good condition.

-- A 27-year-old man is in critical condition after he was shot about 12:45 a.m. Sunday in the 4500 block of South Wood Street in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, police said. He was heading north in a car when someone shot him in the head. He then crashed into a tree. He was taken in critical condition to Stroger Hospital.

-- About 10 p.m., a 36-year-old man was shot in the left leg while he was walking in the 2800 block of West Augusta Boulevard in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side. The shooter got out of a Chevrolet car and shot the man, police said. He took himself to Norwegian American Hospital, where his condition was stabilized.

-- A 16-year-old boy was shot in the right leg while he was walking about 9:35 p.m. Saturday in the 700 block of North Lawndale Avenue in the East Garfield Park neighborhood, police said. The boy had seen two groups of people shooting at each other near an alley, and he later realized he had been wounded by the gunfire. His condition was stabilized at Stroger Hospital.

-- About 9:15 p.m., a 42-year-old man was shot in the left leg while he was sitting in a parked car in the 5800 block of West Augusta Boulevard in the South Austin neighborhood on the West Side, police said. A black Jeep Wrangler pulled up next to him and someone inside opened fire. The man took himself to West Suburban Medical Center, where his condition was stabilized.

-- A 17-year-old boy was wounded about 8:15 p.m. in the 4700 block of West Fulton Street, police said. He was shot in the left knee and was transported by ambulance in good condition to Mount Sinai Hospital, police said.

-- Around 7:45 p.m. a 20-year-old man was shot in the head in the 900 block of West 83rd Street in the Gresham neighborhood, police said. He was taken in critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, police said. Witnesses told police a dark-colored SUV pulled up and began firing shots, striking the victim. The SUV then sped away.

-- Two men were wounded around 6:30 p.m.in the 2700 block of North Monticello Avenue in the city's Logan Square neighborhood. The men, 21 and 20, were walking down the street when an assailant in a dark-colored SUV pulled up and fired shots, hitting the older man in the head and the younger man in the left thigh, police said. They were both taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. The older man was in critical condition, and the younger man's condition had stabilized.

Sun-Times WireFourteen people were wounded in shootings Wednesday across Chicago.

The most recent attack left three men wounded about 11:30 p.m. in the 1400 block of South Avers in the Lawndale neighborhood on the Southwest Side, according to Chicago Police. A 33-year-old man was shot in the right foot; a 38-year-old man was shot in the left shoulder; and another 38-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the right arm. They were all taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where their conditions were stabilized. Police said the victims were “highly uncooperative” with investigators and the circumstances of the shooting were not known.

About 10 minutes earlier, another man was grazed by a bullet in the same neighborhood. The 22-year-old was standing on the sidewalk about 11:20 p.m. in the 1500 block of South Komensky when someone fired shots, possibly from a passing black car, police said. He suffered a graze wound to his left hand and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition was stabilized.

About 10 p.m., a man was shot in the West Side Austin neighborhood. The male, whose age was not known, suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen about 10 p.m. in the 1000 block of North Leamington, police said. He was taken to Stroger Hospital, but additional details were not immediately available.

About 9:20 p.m., an armed suspect walked up to an 18-year-old man while he was standing on the sidewalk in the 4800 block of West Cortez in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side, police said. A struggle between them ensued, during whichthe gun went off and struck the man in the abdomen. He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was stabilized.

About 20 minutes earlier, a man was shot in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side. The 28-year-old was walking north about 9 p.m. when shots rang out in the 400 block of South Kostner, police said. He suffered a gunshot wound to his left hand and took himself to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, where his condition was stabilized.

About 8:15 p.m., a 35-year-old man was shot in the head in the 7800 block of South East End in the South Shore neighborhood, police said. He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in serious condition.

About 40 minutes earlier, three men were shot in another Austin neighborhood attack. They were standing in front of a home at 7:37 p.m. in the 4900 block of West Augusta when a male walked up and fired shots, according to police. A 37-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to his face and was taken to Stroger Hospital in serious condition. A 51-year-old man was also taken to Stroger with a gunshot wound to the knee and his condition was stabilized. A 65-year-old man’s abdomen was grazed by a bullet, but he declined to be taken to a hospital for treatment.

Earlier Wednesday evening, a 60-year-old man was shot in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side. He was standing in front of a home at 6:16 p.m. in the 6300 block of South Marshfield when someone inside a passing van fired shots, police said. The man was struck in the leg and was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. His condition was stabilized.

Nearly 14 hours earlier, a man was wounded in a drive-by shooting in the Northwest Side Logan Square neighborhood. Someone in a green Honda Pilot fired shots at 4:21 a.m. in the 1700 block of North Lawndale, striking the 44-year-old man in the back, police said. He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was stabilized.

Wednesday’s first shooting happened in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side. A 24-year-old woman was standing outside at 1:05 a.m. in the 1300 block of North Spaulding when a vehicle drove by and someone inside fired shots, according to police. She was shot in the face below the cheek and was taken to Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center in good condition.

Four people were shot, one fatally, in the 8300 block of South Hermitage Avenue early on Sept. 2, 2017, in Chicago. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)Elyssa CherneyContact ReporterChicago Tribune

In the opening hours of a historically violent Labor Day weekend, 13 people were shot, two fatally, in attacks from Friday afternoon to Saturday morning, according to Chicago police.

Most of the shootings — including the first homicide — happened over about three hours from about 11:20 p.m. Friday to 2:40 a.m. Saturday.

In the earlier fatal attack, a 26-year-old man was hit in a quadruple shooting about 1:20 a.m. Saturday in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side.

The 26-year-old was in a group sitting on a porch in the 8300 block of South Hermitage Avenue when three men got out of a white sedan parked behind the house, ran through a gangway, jumped over a fence and started shooting, police said. The gunmen ran from the scene.

The gunshot victims were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, police said. The 26-year-old was shot in the chest and stomach and was pronounced dead at the hospital. The mother was transported in good condition; a 23-year-old man shot in the shoulder was transported in good condition; a 25-year-old woman shot in the arm and stomach was transported and had her condition stabilized.

In the second killing, a man was found lying outside in the South Austin neighborhood on the West Side about 5 a.m. Saturday with a gunshot wound to his head, police said. The man's age is not yet known, but he appears to be an adult. He was transported from the 1000 block of North Waller Avenue to Stroger Hospital in critical condition and later pronounced dead, police said.

Overnight violence

Nearly all of the shootings were concentrated on the South and West sides, where the department also deployed most of its 1,300 extra officers to deter violence. Those parts of the city bear the brunt of shootings, especially on long holiday weekends that tend to draw increased attacks.

Three of the shootings since 3 p.m. Friday, when the Tribune begins its holiday tally, sent multiple victims to the hospital.

In addition to the shooting in Gresham, multiple people were wounded in shootings in Englewood and West Garfield Park, police said.

To combat the expected spike in shootings, officers also on Thursday began arresting some 90 people on the South and West sides, most of them on felony drug and weapons charges, following a six-week operation, police said.

In 2016, at least 13 people were killed and another 65 wounded over Labor Day weekend that ran from Friday afternoon to Tuesday morning, according to Tribune data.

In other shootings:

West Side violence: Triple shootings, double homicide and police firing at man with two guns• Just before 3:05 a.m. Saturday, a 27-year-old man was shot in the arm while driving in a vehicle in the Logan Square neighborhood on the Northwest Side, police said. Someone inside another vehicle pulled up beside him in the 2800 block of North California Avenue and started shooting. The man was in good condition at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.

• Also on the Northwest Side, a 29-year-old man was shot twice in the leg in the North Austin neighborhood just before 2:40 a.m., police said. He was driving down the street in the 1800 block of North Mason Avenue when someone started shooting at him. He went to West Suburban Medical Center and was transferred to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, police said.

• Two people were shot in the West Garfield Park neighborhood just before 2:35 a.m. Saturday. A woman, 26, and a man, 27, were standing outside in the 4300 block of West Wilcox Street when someone inside a passing white Jeep fired at them, police said. The man was taken to Stroger in critical condition with a gunshot wound to his stomach. The woman was taken to Stroger in good condition with a gunshot wound to the leg.

• In another West Garfield Park attack, a 24-year-old man was shot in the chest in 4100 block of West Congress Parkway about 11:20 p.m. Friday, police said. He walked into Loretto Hospital before being transferred to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was stabilized. He was not cooperating with detectives, police said.

• A double shooting on the South Side in the Englewood neighborhood wounded two men, 31 and 56, about 3:50 p.m., police said. The two were walking in the 6200 block of South May Street when a dark-colored vehicle drove up and shots rang out. The 31-year-old was shot multiple times in the body, and was taken in critical condition to Stroger Hospital. The 56-year-old was shot in both legs and was taken to St. Bernard Hospital where his condition was stabilized, police said. The eldest man was not the intended target, police said.

• About 20 minutes earlier, a 24-year-old man was shot on the West Side in the South Austin neighborhood about 3:30 p.m. in the 900 block of North Lavergne Avenue, police said. He was shot in the hand, and taken in good condition to West Suburban Hospital in Oak Park, police said.

Not being 'on the ground' in Illinios it is difficult for me to fully undertand the mindset of everyone involved there. Is there the possibility however that the police and the public authorities have just given up on a big section of Chicago society? Feeling unable to do anything positive to stop they cycle of violence, they have settled on letting the perps kill or maim each other and accept the innocent bistander victims as collateral damage? Then worry about the last man standing?

36 SHOT, AND 4 SHOT AND KILLED AS OF NOON, MONDAY, LABOR DAY WEEKEND IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS:

THERE ARE NOW MULTIPLE SOURCES THAT GIVE HOUR BY HOUR MURDER AND SHOOTING NUMBERS IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS JUST LIKE THE SPORT'S SCORES. NOW THAT'S PROGRESS. (09.04.2017, BB).

Three shot in South Side attacks Labor Day morning

Katherine Rosenberg-DouglasContact ReporterChicago Tribune

Chicago police are investigating two separate South Side shootings that happened Labor Day morning.

The shootings bring to at least 36 the number of people shot so far this Labor Day weekend in Chicago, four of them fatally. Two people were killed and 12 others wounded in shootings from Sunday afternoon to early Monday.

Most recently, two people were shot in Grand Crossing about 10:30 a.m., police said.

A man, 24, and a second man, 30, both were shot in the buttocks while standing in the 1500 block of East 68th Street. Both of the men were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital and each of their conditions was stabilized there, officials said.

The men were shot by a man in a black or gray shirt who came up to them, started shooting, then took off heading north on South Blackstone Drive on foot. No arrests had been made.

About 9 a.m. a man of unknown age was walking in the 7000 block of South Merrill Avenue in the South Shore neighborhood when a man wearing a red hoodie ran up to him and started firing at the man. He was hit multiple times, police said, and was rushed to Northwestern Memorial Medical Center, where his condition was stabilized.

The shooter took off running in an unknown direction. Additional details weren’t immediately released.

For more on crime in the Chicago area, including detailed information on crime in each Chicago community area, check the Tribune's crime page. For information on Chicago homicides, check the Tribune’s Chicago homicides page. Information on city shootings is linked on the shootings page.

As always, I strongly recommend that you first read, research, and study material completely yourself about a Subject Matter, and then formulate your own Opinions and Theories.

I lived and worked in NYC from 1971 through 2004. In the 1970's there were close to three times as many homicides in NYC (close to or over 2000 per year) as there were recently in Chicago. In the 1970's I worked the swing shift (5:00PM to 12:30PM) in Greenwich Village in Manhattan and commuted by subway to Brooklyn where I lived. People essentially were on their guard at all times on the streets after midnight, ready for an attack. A co-worker who commuted home to the black section of Brooklyn said people carried open knives when they got off the train to avoid being mugged. People getting off the train would walk past each other on the train platform with their knives at port arms and nod to each other as they passed. I remember reading Bruce Lee's book where he said if you kept a 10' circle of safety around you, you would be OK. Whenever I saw someone dodgy I crossed the street or walked in the street with traffic until they were clear of me. I came close a few times but never got mugged, but others did. I was young and it was just a part of life. Now I'm retired in the suburbs where the only people I'm leery of are the cops. I live in southern NJ, but the cops may as well be from Alabama.

EARLIER THIS WEEK FORMER PRESIDENT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA SPOKE VIA VIDEO CONFERENCING FROM WASHINGTON, D.C. TO THE CHICAGO RESIDENTS FROM THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS WHERE THE NEW BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY WILL BE BUILT FOR PEOPLE, INCLUDING THOSE WITH NO HOMES, NO FOOD, NO JOBS, NO EDUCATION, CAN'T READ OR WRITE, AND NO HOPE.

NOT EVERYBODY IS BUYING INTO THE LIBRARY WILL SAVE THEM PROGRAM.

MAYBE A WALL WITHIN THE LIBRARY WILL POST THE PICTURES OF THOSE PEOPLE SLAIN IN CHICAGO. MAKE IT A BIG WALL. (09.16.2017, BB).

A woman police believe was pregnant was among five people killed and 13 wounded in Chicago shootings Friday.

The woman was one of four victims slain in a rifle attack in the Brighton Park neighborhood Friday night, police said.

The quadruple homicide happened about 8:40 p.m. in the 4700 block of South Fairfield Avenue, police said.

Three males, ages currently unknown, and a woman were inside a vehicle when someone inside a white SUV opened fire on them with a rifle, police said.

Responding police officers found their bodies inside the vehicle and they were pronounced dead on the scene. Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said the woman was believed to be pregnant, but police won't know for sure until the autopsy.

Friday another man was killed, and a 14-year-old boy was among 13 people wounded Friday morning into Saturday morning in attacks, Chicago police said.

The first fatal shooting Friday happened about 11:15 a.m. on the Southwest Side in the 6400 block of South Talman Avenue in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, police said.

The man suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The most recent shooting happened about 5 a.m. Saturday in the West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side.

A 28-year-old man was walking in the 11500 block of South Perry Avenue when he heard shots and felt pain in the shoulder. He was taken in serious condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, police said.

Shortly before 2:55 a.m., a 19-year-old man was shot in the back while walking in the 2200 block of West 19th Street in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood. He was taken in serious condition to Mount Sinai Hospital, police said.

Shortly before 2:30.m., a 27-year-old man was shot in the 500 block of North Kedzie Avenue in the East Garfield Park neighborhood. Police said two groups were arguing when a man pulled out a gun and shot the victim in the chest. A foot chase ensued when the gunman fled the scene. He was caught and is in custody. The victim was taken in critical condition to Stroger Hospital, police said.

About 12:30 a.m., a 57-year -old man and a 31-year-old man were shot in the 2300 block of Blue Island Avenue in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood. The men were outside when they witnessed an exchange of gunfire between two vehicles and were struck by bullets.

The eldest man suffered wounds to the arm and leg, and the other man was shot in the arm. Both went to Stroger Hospital where their conditions were stabilized, police said.

About 11:45 p.m., a 28-year-old man was walking in the 8800 block of South in the Gresham neighborhood when he heard shots and felt pain. He suffered a wound to the lower right leg, and was taken to Metro South Hospital where his condition was stabilized, police said.

About 11:40 p.m., a 33-year-old man was sitting in his Lawndale neighborhood home in the 2900 block of West Roosevelt Road when gunfire outside came through a window and struck the man in the chest. He was taken in serious condition to Mount Sinai Hospital, police said.

About 4:55 p.m., a 24-year-old man was shot in the 4400 block of West Washington Boulevard, police said. He was outside near a residence when an assailant on foot approached and fired shots, hitting him in the abdomen. His family took him to Stroger Hospital, where his condition had stabilized.

Around 4:30 p.m. on the Far North Side in the Rogers Park neighborhood, a 29-year-old man was shot in the 7400 block of North Rogers Avenue, police said.

He suffered wounds to the legs and arms, and was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, where his condition was stabilized.

About 3:40 p.m., two men were shot on the West Side in the East Garfield Park neighborhood, according to a Chicago Fire Department spokesman.

The men, 22 and 23, were taken to Stroger Hospital in fair condition after the shooting in the 400 block of North Harding Avenue.

About 1:50 p.m., a 19-year-old man was shot in the Austin neighborhood in the 4900 block of West Kinzie Street, police said.He was shot in both his legs and abdomen, and was taken in serious condition to Stroger Hospital, police said.

Earlier Friday, a 14-year-old boy was shot in the leg Friday morning while walking in an alley in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side, according to police.

The boy told police he was in the 1200 block of South Millard Avenue when a gunman approached and fired around 9:25 a.m., police said.

Weekend gun violence across Chicago pushed the city to 500 homicides in 2017, an infamous milestone that comes as Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced nearly 100 new police officers would be hitting the streets.

Last year, the city reached the grim mark 14 days earlier, during the Labor Day Weekend, according to data from the Chicago Sun-Times. There has been a nearly 7 percent drop in homicides from this time last year, according to the data.

On this date last year, there had been 534 homicides so far in 2016, a year in which Chicago recorded 762 homicides — an average of two murders per day, the most killings in the city in two decades and more than in New York and Los Angeles combined.

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Between Friday evening and Monday morning this year, 11 people were killed in Chicago -- including four in a single shooting -- pushing the city to the 500 mark, according to data compiled by the Sun-Times.

Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner's office told the Sun-Times the killing of a 47-year-old man on the far South Side was the city's 500th killing.

John Bolden was sitting in a parked car around 11:22 p.m. Sunday when someone in a gray van fired shots, striking him multiple times in the side of his body, officials said. He later died at a hospital.

Emanuel announced Sunday nearly 100 new officers were deployed throughout the city, part of a two-year plan to add 1,000 more officers to the department, the Sun-Times reported.

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Emanuel said the new officers were part of an effort to increase police presence while taking “kids, guns and gangs off the streets," and nearly two dozen cops were being sent to the South Side Englewood neighborhood.

A man, identified as “Ray” who just moved back to his old neighborhood near one of the deadly shooting scenes this weekend, told the Chicago Tribune he heard gunshots in the past few weeks, but "nothing like this."

"This is the first time I've seen something like this since I've been back," Ray told the Tribune.

The 27-year-old said even though cooler weather has descended on Chicago – meaning fewer people are in the streets – the violence has yet to pause.

"It's never over," Ray said.

As always, I strongly recommend that you first read, research, and study material completely yourself about a Subject Matter, and then formulate your own Opinions and Theories.